Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Jamaica
Jamaica: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.395 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Jamaica, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Jamaica is 0.395 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Jamaica peaked at 0.7626 kilograms per international-$ in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0926 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
Jamaica ranks 22nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1977 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0926 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2839 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3564 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2127 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5046 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.597 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4183 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7626 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5089 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3598 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7616 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5465 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5067 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5983 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5497 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4129 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5934 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.391 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4621 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3827 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3731 kilograms per international-$ | 0.395 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 19 China 0.4343 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 20 Iraq 0.4125 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 21 Laos 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 23 Vietnam 0.387 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 24 Barbados 0.3859 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 25 Serbia 0.3806 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.84 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Urban population 1.69 million (2025)
- Urban population 59.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 485.20 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.96 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Jamaica?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Jamaica was 0.395 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7626 kilograms per international-$ in 1978.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0926 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Jamaica rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).